What color is #BAD6E3?

#BAD6E3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BAD6E3?

The RGB value is 186, 214, 227: 186 red, 214 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BAD6E3?

The complementary color is #E3C7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BAD6E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BAD6E3 color

#BAD6E3 rgb(186, 214, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BAD6E3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 83.9% green and 89% blue (186, 214, 227).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 42% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#BAD6E3 color codes

HEX	`#BAD6E3`
RGB	`rgb(186, 214, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 83.9%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 42%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.01, -6.58, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.01, 11.56, 235.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.158, 64.077, 81.962)`
Decimal	`12244707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BAD6E3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BAD6E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BAD6E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BAD6E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bad6e3; }
.text { color: #bad6e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad6e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 214 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bad6e3, #bac2e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BAD6E3?: #BAD6E3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BAD6E3?: The RGB value is 186, 214, 227: 186 red, 214 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BAD6E3?: The complementary color is #E3C7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BAD6E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.